2023 - Blending it Together for Multi-Generational Success: The Secret Sauce

Annual Family Forum
Tenacious. Persuasive. Bovacious. Trudy Cathy White, Ambassador of Chick fil-A, shares from her lifelong experience in the family business using unconventional leadership lessons from the beloved Cows, her father’s legacy, and the story of Chick-fil-A. 

About the Keynote Speaker:

Trudy Cathy White is the youngest child and only daughter of Chick-fil-A founder Truett and Jeannette Cathy. At just nineteen years old, Trudy opened Birmingham, Alabama’s second Chick-fil-A restaurant, making her one of the youngest Operators in Chick-fil-A’s history. 
 
Trudy and her husband, John, served in international missions for twenty years with the International Mission Board (IMB). Upon completing their work with the IMB, Trudy served for thirteen years as the Director of WinShape Camps for Girls, while together the Whites co-founded Lifeshape and Impact 360 Institute. Trudy and John are the proud parents of four children and grandparents of 17 grandchildren.
 
Today, Trudy serves as a Chick-fil-A Ambassador and has become nationally known as an influential leader and speaker. She is the author of several books, including A Legacy that Lasts, focused on living today the legacy you hope to leave to future generations. 



Family Business Legislative Update:  Presented by Family Enterprise USA 

Protecting the Wealth of Family Businesses in Today’s Legislative Environment
Pat Soldano, President, PATG 

Pat Soldano will share important insights collected from the FEUSA’s annual family business survey and provide valuable information such as their top tax concerns, and significant family business challenges. Learn how tax and economic legislation could affect you and your enterprise as well as the voter attitudes that drive legislation.